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Hitchhiking in Iceland

The wind was rushing in off the ocean and the purple flowers swayed. Small white clouds floated across the bright blue sky, which made the day seem warmer than it was. I shivered, breathing in the clean air and the scent of the ocean as I wandered the path over to the lighthouse. My phone rang, “Hello?” “Hi, sweetie, I was just calling to see how you were doing?” my mom ________ (30), pretending not to be worried.

“Where are you?” I hesitated. “Um, just on the side of the ________(31)”. She laughed nervously. “I hope you’re not hitchhiking!”

That was exactly what I was doing — hitchhiking in Iceland. I had two weeks off, nine days of which were set aside to ________(32) my way around the Ring Road, starting and ending in Reykjavik.

Over five days I rode in twelve different vehicles, with twenty different people to thank for not leaving me on the side of the road in the cold and wet. The longest I had to wait for a ride was maybe an hour and a half, and even then I had the company of a hitchhiker trying to ________(33) a ride in the opposite direction.

People picked me ________(34) and gave me snapshots of their lives, why they were there, what they had loved most.

When I finally ________(35) at Reykjavik, I called my mom again to let her know that I had made it safely.

“I’m so glad,” she said, so clearly ________(36). “I never want you to do that again”. My mother had hoped I wouldn’t hitchhike, but I never wished I hadn’t. Iceland is beautiful, with its lava fields and hot springs, but there is more to it than that. There are the kindness and openness of the local people and those who wander there.

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Smolensk is one of the oldest cities in Russia. No one knows exactly when Smolensk __________________. The first mentioning of it refers to the middle of the 9th century. (FOUND)

Smolensk is often called the shield of Russia because in the past it __________________ the western borders of our country. (DEFEND)

Despite this, there are a lot of historical buildings preserved in Smolensk, and tourists can enjoy __________________ the beautiful Kremlin made of red brick and ancient churches there. (VISIT)